About the Police Department

The UT Southwestern Medical Center Police Department is the law enforcement agency that provides security, enforces state and local laws and, and takes reports of accidents, offenses, and incidents for the UT Southwestern campus and off-campus properties.

The University Police Department has an authorized strength of:

42 law enforcement officers

72 non-commissioned officers

12 police communications operators

12 administrative and civilian staff

The Department also includes guards and a bike-patrol unit.

The UT System Board of Regents commissions the department's officers per article 51.203 of the Texas Education Code. The officers are defined as peace officers under article 2.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. University police officers have the power and authority to: